Our Story

We are reGenerate Design Ltd.

We are an ecological design-build firm based in Calgary, Alberta. Our passion lies in discovering integrated and resilient solutions for the design of human ecology and habitat. We create holistic design solutions and empower people to be leaders for positive change.

reGenerate Design offers urban design, permaculture and placemaking services in the Calgary area at a range of scales; from urban yards and peri-urban acreages to community gardens and public spaces.

We provide integrated design and construction services to homeowners seeking to establish beautiful and self-sustaining landscapes that produce an abundance of local food.

We strengthen ecological, social and economic connections for community organizations and local government through education and interactive workshops.

We inspire community members to creatively transform public spaces using urban design and permaculture principles.

Get Involved

We need your help to make great things happen. Our community installations events offer the opportunity to volunteer your time to gain some knowledge, get your hands dirty, meet new people, and have fun!

Here’s what we’ve been up to so far in 2016, check back often for upcoming community installation events:

Who We Work With

In addition to our design team, reGenerate Design actively collaborates with industry-leading professionals from around the world, as well as local change-makers, to ensure that we are achieving innovative solutions. Our strategic partners include:

Upcoming Courses & Workshops

Our 2 day food forest workshop will teach you essential principles and techniques involved in the design and planting of successful edible forest gardens that are productive, beautiful, regenerative, and low maintenance. Come out and hear the stories and lessons learned in our cumulative 15 years of edible forest gardening design, installation, and stewardship experience.

This presentation is designed to introduce you to to the concept and history of edible forest gardening in temperate climates, and get you inspired about what is possible when using this world-changing and land-healing gardening approach!

Our 2 day food forest workshop will teach you essential principles and techniques involved in the design and planting of successful edible forest gardens that are productive, beautiful, regenerative, and low maintenance. Come out and hear the stories and lessons learned in our cumulative 15 years of edible forest gardening design, installation, and stewardship experience. This workshop will be hosted in collaboration with Lethbridge Sustainable Living Association.

Tired of spending hours mowing, watering, and weeding; only to have a yard that gives you no yield in return? Join us for this fun and interactive evening! First, we’ll have a potluck and drinks, because breaking bread together is awesome. Then, we’ll give you design tips and inspiration for creating a food forest in Calgary, from plants species and design to establishment and maintenance. All the while, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to ask questions, practice your design skills, and get to know other participants. Get excited about what is possible when using this world-changing and land-healing gardening approach!

You’re invited to join us for an afternoon of learning and hands-on activities in one of Calgary’s oldest intentionally planted food forests. In this workshop you will get to know some of the best plants to use for creating food forests in Calgary and area, how these plants work together as a community, as well as the essential tasks to help any food forest thrive during the establishment years and beyond.

Join Prairie Sage Permaculture for the 5th annual tour of permaculture sites in and around Calgary. For the first time, a reGenerate Design project will be a stop on this fantastic tour! Be prepared to be inspired, amazed, use all of your senses on this afternoon tour that ends with a full organic dinner at Patterson Springs Farm south of Calgary. If you are a foodie, gardener, parent, grandparent, new to Calgary, or wanting to feel excited about the growing opportunities in Calgary, please join us on Saturday, August 13 from 12:30pm-9:00pm.

This evening workshop will introduce you to the concept of edible forest gardening in Calgary, and get you inspired about what is possible when using this world-changing and land-healing gardening approach! We will showcase inspiring examples of community and residential projects that integrate edible forest gardening, community gardens, urban farms, and other aspects of a healthy urban food system. We will share our observations and learnings, discuss some species to get excited about, and share the beauty and potential to create abundance that food forests provide.

In this evening presentation, we will showcase inspiring examples of community projects that integrate edible forest gardening, community gardens, urban farms, and other aspects of a healthy urban food system. Participants will then break into group discussion and answer the question – how can we do this in Fernie?

This afternoon workshop covers essential principles and strategies for designing and planting an edible forest garden aka food forest. We will discuss how to design mutually beneficial plant communities aka “plant guilds” as well as key tips and tricks to use when preparing a site, installing, and maintaining a food forest.

Our 2 day food forest workshop will teach you essential principles and techniques involved in the design and planting of successful edible forest gardens that are productive, beautiful, regenerative, and low maintenance. This workshop will be hosted in collaboration with Gaiacraft, Gaia’s Guild, One Straw Society, and The Sechelt Nation.

This presentation is designed to introduce you to to the concept and history of edible forest gardening in temperate climates, and get you inspired about what is possible when using this world-changing and land-healing gardening approach!

This evening workshop covers essential principles and strategies for designing and planting an edible forest garden aka food forest. We will discuss how to design mutually beneficial plant communities aka “plant guilds” as well as key tips and tricks to use when preparing a site and installing a food forest.